Roadside Inspection 85780310

Roadside inspection on Sep 12, 2025 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: PJ AUTO TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2436089) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85780310
Date:
Sep 12, 2025
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ND5893 (NC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 20.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 3 median in Pennsylvania
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 39,701 Level 3 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 395.8E-HOSPDOOS (HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1NPXDP9X2HD349511 NC ND5893 PETERBILT 389 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AJ1440JG045601 NC ND5893 COTTRELL
Ticket: Ctrl
C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11 2018

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
396.9D2-FTF Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLLUP State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway. 1 Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88853619 Aug 29, 2026 TN L3 5E0AJ1440JG045601 OOS
88175015 Jun 16, 2026 TX L2 5E0AJ1440JG045601 OOS
87960221 May 25, 2026 TX L2 5E0AJ1440JG045601 OOS
87182989 Feb 26, 2026 TX L2 5E0AJ1440JG045601 OOS
84857145 May 28, 2025 NY L2 5E0AJ1440JG045601 OOS

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